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2014 Ford Explorer Air bags Problems

Complaints
47about this part
Share
3%of 1,684 total for the year
Median mileage
65,000miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 47 complaints about the air bags of the 2014 Ford Explorer, 3% of the 1,684 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 65,000 miles. 7 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“My Explorer has an intermittent airbag light that comes on and goes off. I've taken it into the dealer and they never find anything wrong; but the issue persists. I'm concerned an airbag may inflate incorrectly or not at all in an emergency.”

NHTSA complaint #11035878, filed 2017-10, 15,000 miles

“The wiring harness to the airbag system became detached due to the placement of the wires and with the driver seat and passenger seat automatically adjusting, it can cause the wires to come out of place. The entire wiring system that connects to the seatbelts and impacts the airbag system had to be replaced. The airbag light was lit up on my dash & I was told none of the airbags worked in my vehicle if this light was on. The repair had to be done as a safety measure to ensure the air bags would work and function properly. …”

NHTSA complaint #11404670, filed 2021-03, 35,000 miles

“Takatat recall?? I got in my car 1 morning to go to work and I couldn't get the male part of drivers seatbelt into the female part of seatbelt. My divers airbag seatbelt light has been on for 2 months. I cannot buckle drivers seatbelt into the female part of the seatbelt so when I am by myself I buckle driver seatbelt into passenger seatbelt. I called marshall Ford in o'fallon missouri they told my I needed to pay $150.00 for them to put my car on the machine for them to figure out what sensor is bad. I cannot afford to pay $150.00 much less pay for the repairs. …”

NHTSA complaint #11219726, filed 2019-06, 100,000 miles

“We were driving down a rural road beginning to slow down, when the car did not slow down, it.went at fullspeed while hitting the brakes. Then hitting a tree head on, causing a fatality. I did not.want the car destroyed, because I wanted a full investigation performed on the cause and the tps . I only received a blackbox info with limited info showing vehicle speed at crash. The only thing slowing vehicle was a ditch and the tree. Also driver side belt came unattatched as well as middle passenger. Only driver air bag and one.passenger airbag deployed.”

NHTSA complaint #10970688, filed 2017-04, 45,000 miles

“Our 2014 Ford Explorer sport has suddenly lost its power steering making it very difficult to drive and has a tendency to jerk the wheel left and right when driving. This I'm told is not under warranty and will cost approximately $1800 to fix. I believe the three years prior to mine had the same problem and were recalled. The Explorer has not been in any accidents and has 73k miles. The airbag light also came on when the steering issue started however the Ford service department said that it was unrelated and that would be another expense after the steering was repaired.”

NHTSA complaint #10986043, filed 2017-05, 73,800 miles

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Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202612%
202555%
2024210%
202344%
202273%
202161%
202060%
201921%
2018112%
2017342%
2016994%
2015845%
2014473%
2013181%
2012273%
2011444%
201065%
200926%
200843%
2007126%
200681%
2005153%
2004393%
2003504%
20021625%
2001287%
2000627%
1999977%
1998402%
1997272%
1996413%
1995273%
1994111%
199351%
199210%
199130%

Other parts of the 2014 Ford Explorer

Steering
500 complaints
Other or unknown
343 complaints
Body and structure
276 complaints
Engine
198 complaints
Suspension
103 complaints
Electrical system
100 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
80 complaints
Fuel system
72 complaints
Engine cooling
67 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
53 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
29 complaints
Vehicle speed control
29 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 Ford Explorer

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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